Coronavirus: Use Volta hotel as quarantine centre – Old students of Akwamuman

Old students of Akwamuman SHS in the Asuogyaman district have warned they will resist the decision by government to use the school as a quarantine centre for Covid-19.

According to the old students, government failed to consult relevant stakeholders in the area before settling on the school.

Speaking to Starr News on the development, acting president of the Akwamuman Old Students Association Stephen Adipa Nyarko said government has several options aside the Akwamuman SHSs to use as quarantine centre.

” First of all, there was no consultation for people living around to understand what all these things are about. As we speak the chiefs and the people there are having their own issue with the assembly.

“We have various alternatives withing the Asuogyaman district that could be used, Volta hotel is there, it is for government. We have health centres in the area which are not so close to the communities,” he said.

He further explained: “Because of the nature of the virus, all students have left to their homes, for christ sake who would allow his ward to come back to the school after using it as quarantine centre,” he said.

However, reacting to the position of the old students, DCE for the area Samuel Kwame Agyekum said the decision has been made and the old students will have to appeal to the Ghana Health Service if they have concerns.

Coronavirus case count in Ghana has seen a marginal increase rising from 636 to 641 as of Wednesday night.

Accoridng to the Ghana Health Service, as of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 641 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged. Furthermore, 66 have tested negative once and awaiting second test.

This brings together a total of 83 cases that have been recovered / discharged. 548 cases have been categorised as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in critical state currently and eight (8) have died.

The five (5) new cases were recorded in the following locations; one from Adenta Municipality and two (2) each from Ayawaso East and Ayawaso Central Municipalities. With the exception of one of the cases from Ayawaso East, all the new cases are asymptomatic. Contacts of the new cases are being listed for follow up.

Of the 641 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from two from the routine surveillance, 258 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers who were previously under mandatory quarantine in Accra and Tamale.

Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.